Class Environment

Cherrydale Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 42 Down from 43
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 57.1 Down from 60.5
Teacher attendance rate 92.2 Down from 92.5
Average teacher salary $63,903 Up from $60,798
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.2 Down from 100
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 94.4 Up from 88.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.4 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 16.6 to 1 Down from 19.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 8.0 Down from 26
Number of inexperienced teachers 4 Down from 13
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 2
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 Down from 1

ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.